User Guide

FORCE: When your diplomat’s throat is sore, and your wallet is thin, you’ll soon
realize there’s only so much you can do to get the information you want. The
“tell me or I’ll beat it out of you” approach relies wholly on your party’s strength
versus the other party’s. If you succeed in getting them to speak with you, it will
generally leave a bad impression of your group with them.
Should negotiations go well, the NPC may befriend your party, offering its
knowledge, lore, and goods. On the other hand, it may also walk away from you,
or if angered, attack.
Ideally, it would be nice if your party could truce and make friends with every
creature on this planet. However, the political network that exists on Lost Guardia
makes this an improbable task. If you don’t succeed in your best efforts at
negotiations, you may force them to talk to you or rely on the words of the
network of friends you’ve built up.
Non-Player Character Options
Aside from exchanges of information between you and Lost Guardia’s creatures, NPCs
offer other options that can benefit your party in its quest.
Talk
Allied NPCs are generally talkative individuals. Some of them may be willing to aid
you in your quest. Others may be looking for information that you can provide.
Whatever their motive, Lost Guardia is filled with such creatures who are
knowledgeable about the area, its lore, and its creatures. While they may not
necessarily babble off all their knowledge, they may share some of it provided you
know what to ask.
• Who are you?
• What do you do?
• Ask them about things that interest you.
• Have you heard any rumors lately? Often the NPCs may know several interesting tales
and you might ask for additional rumors as well.
• Ask about topics they mention.
• When talking with an NPC, try speaking in complete sentences. It gives the NPC a better
chance of understanding what the strange aliens in front of it are babbling about. If you
ask a question, end it with a question mark.
• When you select the Talk option, you will be asked to pick a character to talk with the
NPC. Type in anything you wish to say. “Hello” is a good start. When you have finished
the conversation, simply type “Goodbye” or “Bye”.
Lore
Travelling the same land as you, NPCs have learned much about it. Likewise, your
party has collected its share of local news, events, and interesting tidbits in its travels.
When you are looking to exchange such information with NPCs, you may want to
select the Lore option.
Since an exchange of Lore reveals all that your party has uncovered, it’s wise to exchange
this information with allied NPCs. Otherwise, you may inadvertently aid an enemy.
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